sec.112Specified electrical equipment

sec.112 Specified electrical equipment

A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that specified electrical equipment of the person at the workplace is not used to perform work unless— it is inspected and tested by a competent person— if the equipment is used only for office work—at least once every 5 years; or otherwise—at least once every year; or it is connected to a type 1 safety switch or a type 2 safety switch. a portable vacuum cleaner used in a hotel a hand held blow dryer used in a hairdressing salon a powerboard or extension lead used to supply power to office equipment If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that shows the prescribed details for the equipment. If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is not safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure— the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that warns people not to use the equipment; and the equipment is immediately withdrawn from use. The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, a tag is not attached to specified electrical equipment under subsection (2) unless— the equipment is new; or both of the following apply— the equipment has been inspected and tested by a competent person; the tag was attached by the competent person. ES Act — section 30 (see section 8 ) (sec.112-ssec.1) A person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure that specified electrical equipment of the person at the workplace is not used to perform work unless— it is inspected and tested by a competent person— if the equipment is used only for office work—at least once every 5 years; or otherwise—at least once every year; or it is connected to a type 1 safety switch or a type 2 safety switch. a portable vacuum cleaner used in a hotel a hand held blow dryer used in a hairdressing salon a powerboard or extension lead used to supply power to office equipment (sec.112-ssec.2) If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that shows the prescribed details for the equipment. (sec.112-ssec.3) If after inspecting and testing the electrical equipment under subsection (1) (a) , a competent person decides the equipment is not safe to use, the person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure— the competent person immediately attaches a durable tag to the equipment that warns people not to use the equipment; and the equipment is immediately withdrawn from use. (sec.112-ssec.4) The person conducting the business or undertaking must ensure that, for the purposes of the business or undertaking, a tag is not attached to specified electrical equipment under subsection (2) unless— the equipment is new; or both of the following apply— the equipment has been inspected and tested by a competent person; the tag was attached by the competent person. ES Act — section 30 (see section 8 )